At this time of year we are reminded more than ever that there are so many people out there with very little. No presents under a tree, no family to visit them in nursing homes, people with nowhere to live, people who struggle to make ends meet on a daily basis are surrounded by advertisements of happy families eating, drinking and ‘being merry’ to excess. Every year in November my mailbox starts to fill with letters from various charities asking for financial donations to support their cause over the holiday season. And I feel bad. I do what I can. [...]